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WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 564

564 .         When entitlement to income compensation ceases due to age

        (1)         This section applies to the entitlement of a worker to income compensation for an injury if —

            (a)         the injury occurred before 1 October 2011; and

            (b)         the worker’s entitlement to weekly payments of compensation under the former Act had not ceased under section 56 of the former Act before commencement day.

        Note for this subsection:

                1 October 2011 is the day on which the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Amendment Act 2011 section 88 came into operation.

        (2)         The entitlement of the worker to income compensation in respect of the injury ceases on the worker attaining the age of 65 years.



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